单词 | low-pitched |
释义 | low-pitchedadj. 1. a. Not refined or elevated in tone or character; lacking sophistication; of low or ordinary quality. Cf. earlier high-pitched adj. 1. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [adjective] feeblec1400 colourlessc1425 flagging1540 pithless1555 blanched1570 toothless1592 unpointed1604 unsinewed1604 jejune1615 low-pitched1622 unsinewy?1623 macilent1624 flaccid1647 insinewy1653 unsubstanceda1658 incogent1667 pointless1673 languida1677 enervatea1704 unaccentuated1716 unnervate1725 lank1729 unforcible1754 nerveless1763 weak1771 flabby1793 slip-slop1814 tinkling1822 exsanguinea1834 twittery1840 slipshod1842 under-coloured1870 shaftless1881 thin1890 unaccented1893 wimpish1925 wimp1979 1622 M. Drayton 2nd Pt. Poly-olbion xxv. 113 The Muse which seem'd too slacke, in these too low-pitcht layes. 1641 J. Milton Animadversions 55 Poore and low pitch't desires. 1657 Bp. H. King Poems 102 For all a low-pitcht fancie can devise, Will prove at best but hallow'd injuries. 1712 B. Morrice Miscellanies 57 I..contentedly fix my Heart on meaner Things: Things which may be found in the Croud of vulgar Souls, more justly suiting my low pitch'd Merit. 1814 C. Lamb in Q. Rev. Oct. 101 The thoughts and speculations, which form the matter of the poem, exceed the trifling pastime and low-pitched conversation of his humble fishermen. 1873 M. Arnold Lit. & Dogma v. 145 For the action of Jesus in these cases..is..eminently natural; but it is above common low-pitched nature. 1910 E. H. Barker France of French vii. 126 His absinthe drinker and his beer drinker..are well-known pictures, and are typical examples of his low-pitched realism. 1990 Washington Post (Nexis) 16 Feb. b7 The fast and dirty pleasures of low-pitched melodrama. b. Of a sound, voice, instrument, etc.: having a low pitch (pitch n.2 25a). Cf. earlier high-pitched adj. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > thing heard > [adjective] > pitch > low in pitch bassa1450 heavy1589 broad1607 grave1609 deepa1616 gravitoned1657 low-pitched1811 deep-drawn1860 1811 Monthly Mag. Aug. 56/1 Ladies who accompany a low-pitched voice with the pedal harp. 1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 277 The continuous low-pitched rumbling sound produced by the contraction of the muscles. 1945 H. D. in Life & Lett. To-day May 89 His voice is quiet and even and low-pitched. 1996 T. Bacon in P. Trynka Rock Hardware 106/2 The inestimable power of the low-pitched bass guitar. 2001 Pop. Sci. Apr. 31/2 The bands that humans can't hear—for example, extremely high- and low-pitched sounds. 2. Of a roof: having a relatively slight slope; (of a house) having this type of roof. Also of a room: having a low ceiling. Cf. pitch n.2 2a, later pitched adj.2 6. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > [adjective] > type of roof thatched1467 side?a1475 thacked1530 vaulted1552 shingleda1563 slated1611 unshingled1611 high-pitch1614 slate-pointed1648 killesed1649 hipped1663 pantiledc1672 overpitched1677 underpitched1677 low-pitcheda1684 pitched1773 theeked1792 peaked1797 shingle1810 thackless1810 choppered1818 wagon-headed1823 unlathed1854 break-back1856 shingly1857 saddleback1861 scaled1862 gambrelled1863 thatchy1864 weather-slated1870 thatchless1882 weather-tiled1887 monopitch1941 tile-roofed1962 a1684 R. Pratt Note-bk. in R. T. Gunther Archit. Sir Roger Pratt (1928) 289 A cornice does usually finish the top of the walling, whereupon comes the roof, a very low pitched one, and covered with pan-tyle. 1791 Topographer Jan. 32 The gallery is 36 paces long, and about 12 feet wide, rather low-pitch'd, with a heavy cieling in relievo. 1797 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 462/2 Inconveniences which have resulted from too low pitched roofs. 1843 G. P. R. James Forest Days I. ii. 8 One of the tables in the low-pitched parlour. 1883 J. Y. Stratton Hops & Hop-pickers 45 The hopper-house is generally a long low-pitched building. 1884 Cent. Mag. 27 827 A one-story and garret house, with a low-pitched roof. 1903 M. Pemberton Dr. Xavier iii. 21 They were at the doors of a low-pitched house which stood behind high walls and was shut in by heavy wooden gates. 1970 N. Pevsner Cambridgeshire (Buildings of Eng.) (ed. 2) 236 The main façade, behind which are hall and gymnasium, look rather temporary with their low-pitched timber gables. 2012 S. Wynne-Rhydderch Banjo 26 A clapboard-and-quoins kind of girl who goes for low-pitched hip roofs, lunettes, fretwork. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1622 |
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